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Our very own Emily Long, Associate Director for Health and Wellness, was photographed with US Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin, MD at the National Health Promotion Summit held in Washington, DC in April 2012. Surgeon General Benjamin served as the Keynote speaker for the plenary session. She spoke about "Healthy People 2012" and health prevention strategies including chronic diseases.
We just received great news that we want to share with you! As you may know, the Arthritis Foundation has been working with the American College of Rheumatology and other organizations to educate Congress that it is simply unacceptable that people with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and psoriatic arthritis are forced to pay hundreds of dollars a month because of unfair insurance policies for a single biologic medication. These medications will help them from becoming disabled.
The Arthritis Foundation, together with Men’s Health Network and Novartis, has developed a new campaign to increase awareness, education and patient engagement around gout. There’s pain, and then there’s GOUT PAIN! It’s impossible to know what it’s really like until you’ve experienced it for yourself.
Nuclear Med Students Gain Better Understanding of Arthritis!!
Question: What do writing skills, arthritis, a 5K race and nuclear medicine technology have in common? Answer: Old Dominion University.
For the past year and a half, ODU has been working to develop a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) as part of the reaffirmation of accreditation process required by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Following extensive research, ODU's QEP team found an area where both students and faculty agree there's room for improvement: writing skills. The university's QEP is called "Stretching the Human Mind: Learning Through Writing." 
The high cost of prescription drug co-pays may force some people to skip medication. But that choice can have serious consequences, including death. Our blogger Ashley Boynes-Schuck, known to the Twitter World as @ArthritisAshley, talks about her struggle dealing with joint pain and shares her experience paying for medication.
Congratulations to Claire Riendeau of Charlotte, NC. She won a 5-carat diamond tennis bracelet donated from Allison Love's Fine Jewelry in a raffle that went to benefit Arthritis Foundation, Mid Atlantic Region. 
The Arthritis Foundation honored Teri Hatcher with the Jane Wyman Humanitarian award at the Commitment to a Cure Awards Gala on November 2nd. 
Guess what? We have an app available for download on both Android & iPhone/iPad! TIP SHARE is officially endorsed by the Arthritis Foundation. How cool! In this peer-to-peer arthritis community, TIP SHARE gives you the opportunity to share your own arthritis tips about managing arthritis pain, rate other people’s tips, and view tips from the Arthritis Foundation. Try TIP SHARE today FREE & start sharing your tips! 
The Region is working to get an arthritis awareness license plate in Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland & Virginia. There are different levels of petition that Region has to reach in each state. Please check out how you can sign up in your state.
**Please note that awareness plates are unavailable in Washington DC**
